The computerized environmental remote control

Author

Guan, Rushui ; Pruehsner, William R. ; Enderle, John D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

147

Lastpage

148

Abstract

A teenage girl who loves to watch TV, listen to current music, and watch tapes of her favorite movies cannot do these simple things. Since she can only communicate to the outside world via a computer interfaced wheelchair mounted head switch, she requires assistance to operate these devices from others. The Computerized Environmental Remote Control now places the operation of all these entertainment devices directly on her computer via a point and click dialog box GUI. The computer controls specially built infrared modules for each appliance using RF switch boxes. Available are all current remote control codes for TVs, VCRs and stereos

Keywords

entertainment; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; interactive devices; remote consoles; telecontrol; RF switch boxes; cerebral palsy child; computer interfaced; computerized environmental remote control; control module; control panel; entertainment appliances control; infrared modules; point and click dialog box GUI; serial communication; wheelchair mounted head switch; Computer interfaces; Graphical user interfaces; Home appliances; Motion pictures; Optical computing; Radio frequency; Switches; TV; Watches; Wheelchairs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

Storrs, CT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6341-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.2000.842422

Filename

842422